Improvement in bee-hives



'provide hives better adapted to-protect the becs from "inttd (,siattt @from cette.

Letters Patent No. 93,340, dated August 3, 1869..

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent; and making part of the same.

To all whom it Imay concat-nf:

Be it known that I, RICHMOND Pnansox, of Appleton, in the county oi Outagamie, and State of Wiscousin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bee-Hives; and I do hereby declare that the l`o1- lowing is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof', which will-enable others skilled inthe art to make aml use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, iin-ming part ot' this speciiication.

lhis invention relates to improvements in the construction of bee-hives, having for its object to provide a'simple and cheap method 'of construction; also, to

cold than those now in use.

The invention consists in forming a skeleton-frame, of wire, shaped like an egg, and suspended from the under surface of a honey-board, and covered with paper in a peculiar way, the honey-board being providedwitlr transverse strips for the attachment of the bee-comb, and with passages through it for the bees to have access to boxes ,above for the honey, all as hereinafter more fully speeiiied.

The drawing represent-s, in

Figure l, a sectional elevation of my improved hive, but two thicknesses or layers oi'papcr being shown.

Figure 2 exhibits a section of the side of the hive as I propose to form it. Ihe number of layers of paper may, however, be varied according to climate, location ot' the hive, with reference to protecting objects, as buildings, walls, &c., and circumstances or conditions.

Figure 3 shows a strip or layer of paper of theform I chieiiy employ and deem preferable to render the walls ot' the hive of equal thickness, as well as cause them to present a more iinished or elegant appearance when the saine is complete.

A represents the honey-board, which may be of any suitable size, through which I make a large central hole, preferably ot' circular form, and from which I suspend the body l of the hive, so that the mouth thereof coincides with the said opening.

For connecting the part B, I prefer to spring a hoop, C, into the said opening, aml so yarrange it that it will project at the lower edge below the surface of the board.

Here I perfinate it at ,stated distances apart with holes for attaching the wires I) of the part B,

l(Ihese wires constitute the ribs or skeletolrof the said part, and are bent so as to produce the fomn repf resented in the drawing, similar to that of the nests built by horncts.

At the bottom they areI connected to a small ring, E, of wire, so as to leave a small central space for the passage into and out of the hives.

These ribs I) may be stayed by small wires wound around them, or interwoven with them, in any suitable way to hold them at the proper distance apart.

The frame thus constructed is covered with two or more thicknesses of paper, cnt into strips of suitable form for covering-by connecting, by pasting or otherwise, to the frame at the top and bottom only, leaving the intervening portions loose.

When a sutiicient number of layers has been thus placed, one or more outer layers are put on and pasted so as to make an air-tight covering. p

'lhe interior of the frame is similarly coifercd, making a fabric of non-heat-colulucting material, with airspaccs between the walls, adapted to retain the heat in cold weather to a greater extent than any other fabric known to me.

Across the opening, through the honey-board, I place triangular bars or strips, F, for the attachment ofthe comb.

Above these bars, I place honey-boxes, G, for the deposit'of the honey.`

Theseboxcs and the covering for them maybe arranged in any preferred Way.

. A hinged door, H, is' provided for the opening at 'I the bottom, so as to be closed by a'cord or weight. It is prolonged to ferm a place for the bees to alight. This form of the part B ofthe hive is best adapted for the bees to expel any intruding insects, as it affords no corners or secure places for theinse'cts to hide, and

the declivity ofthe surface, which is all exposed, gives the intruders but little chance for defending themselves.

' Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and des-ire to secure by Letters Patent, is- ,l

1. A bee-hive,` formed mainly of the wire skeleton frame, covered with paper, arranged to 'enclose aire` spaces between the interior and exterior air-tight walls, substantially as specied.

2. The ,partB of the hive formed of' paper strips,

secured at the top and bottonronly, to form \air-tightinterior and exteriorwalls, as specified.

3. The combination, with the part B,oi\the lioneyboard, having the bars F, and arranged substantially l as specified.'

RICHMOND PEARSQN. IVitn'esses Mino GOLES, I. Win'NTz. 

